Archive for the ‘Science’ Category

I've been meaning to read this book for a long time. I can tell how long as the receipt from when I bought it (dated 1998) was still stuck in the book. Interstellar Migration and the Human Experience, edited by Ben Finney and Eric Jones, is a collection of papers ...

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Captain Robert C. Truax (USN - Retired) passed away over the weekend. According to the notice on the AIAA website, "Capt. Robert C. Truax, past president of the American Rocket Society, organizer of the U.S. Naval Missile Test Center's propulsion research laboratory at Point Mugu, Calif., and AIAA Honorary ...

Arthur C. Clarke, author of many great SF novels and stories, including Childhood's End and Rendezvous With Rama, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel, has passed away in Sri Lanka.
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Last night was a full lunar eclipse. Needless to say, it was a stunning
event to behold. It also presented an opportunity to test out the
camcorder.
Lesson learned: do not really on the little 2 inch screen to determine
the quality. You don't know what you are capturing until you view the
whole thing.
[flash ...

A friend of mine, Larry MacDude, pointed me to a new (to me) website called Galaxy Zoo.
The concept is to test your skills at identifying galaxies.
It's a cool website with lots of images of galaxies and is worth taking a look just for that reason.
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Galaxy Zoo Astronomy

Time to throw out all your astronomy books as the International Astronomical Union has decided that Pluto is no longer a planet.
Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight.
For those of us who ...

Although I have had a lot to say lately, I have had very little time in which to write. However, sometimes, it is necessary to find the time to write, especially on an occasion when something spectacular happens. Tonight is such a time.
Every evening, before bed, I take the puppy-girls ...

I have been wanting to write about this since the launch, however, something called "a life" has been in the way.
As the whole world knows, Discovery has lifted off and is now carrying out its mission, sporting new equipment, including a special boom to aid in inspecting the shuttle for ...

It was 36 years ago today that the Apollo 11 crew, made the historic first lunar landing, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in the Eagle, the lunar exploration module, while Michael collins orbited above in the command module.
On this day, it is always good to reflect and remember what ...

Over on Space.com, a remarkable article on how Solar Storms have been smacking comets around and disrupting thier tails. It's not a permanent effect, however, it is certainly an interesting phenomenon, and is helpful in understanding how solar storms interact with the inner cosmos.

Over at the University of Queensland Laser Diagnostics Department, they have a report on how well the U.S.S. Enterprise holds up in a wind tunnel up to mach 5, including what happens when space debris impacts the hull.

Comet Hale-Bopp delighted the skies this past spring, with a wonderful light show enjoyed by people both near and far.
These photos was taken by that mighty warrior Kestrel, Wild Woman of the North, from her parents backyard in Maine.
Below are photos taken by the Kilted One, Scotty MacKlingon (hey, that's ...

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